New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-09
TIE AyRSTHETIC BULLET

ours IS an age which is nothing IL not in
vontivc. One realizes the fact with considerable
tboro ichncss on IeaaIng what q German chemist
has Just placed on the market. His invention
is known as the anps,hetic bullet. The an
aesthetic bullet is described as "a bullet
which breaks on conf & IN contact with
the object at which IL is aimed and
which by reason of The powerful drug which r.
contains Pr duocs compile insensblty for twelve
ehours.' The German chemist. who evidently i
also n philanthrOpist. invented the bullet with
view Of reducing soldiers to n state Of nsensibI-
ity lasting long enough to afford an opportunity
OF capturing an entire army without destroying
anybody.
The bullet Is TO be regarded as q genuine boon.
For while IL does MT effect the beating OF spears
into pruninc-hools, nor OF swords into bicycles
It's misd n is compa- afively peaceful. The fro
cious bulls, AZ present in In the armies Of Tie
world is warranted TO kin il II strikes a vital rart,
and wherever It strikes Is calculated to produce
blooished. The annsthctic bullet. on tie con
trary. neither kills nor wounds nor renders the
victim sorry. 1t merely renders him pane sly
| uns onecious for twelve hours It's General alop-
ton, therefore would do much to mitigate the
horrors OF war. that 1t is 10 be hoped that Ger
many. France, Russia and tie other
powcrs that given to maintaining
| themselves on footing WIN
spe Oily dispose OF the bullets which they have
| on hand for cd lead. and lay in a supply Of the
German chemists new and improved article. II
Is to be presumed that tho inventor viii sec tie
possibilities OF his invent and will be shrewd
| enough TO place sale in all the leading drug or
hardware stores OF the world an ass rtment OF
anmsthctIc bullets Of varying degrees Of strength.
An anmsthetic bullet. warranted to produce In
sensibility for ten fifteen minutes which n
guest at n public dinner could quietly fire into
himself Just as n dun speaker began long,
threadbare stoy, would supply popular want
The bullet could be made to fit into small SELF
cooking pistol and be discharged by the person
needing its services without attracting tho at
tention OF the company. And So too, members
of school boards who IRE compelled TO sit through
a long programme OF literary and musical "eXer-
cises' on piping hot July day would welcome an
annsh, tic bullet warranted TO produce insenslb Il
ity say from 10 a. m until p M
| In our own city the anesthctic bullet would
find numbcrless buyers. People who have oc-
cIsion constantly TO travel on the elevated cars
| during Commission hours would find life bet
ter worth living if they could be shot into state
of insensibility which would continue rs long as
their daily Journey lasted. PERHAPS an afrange
| meut could be entered into with the proprietors
of the elevated lines under which with each ticker
sold should go loaded pistol containing an an
aesthetic bullet that would produce insersloihty
until &C tain station was reached Give me
ticket and an anmsthetic bullet for - street
station would be the form person would natur
ally use nj the ticket window. AS soon as he go'
INTO his car tie passenger would proceed To Shoot
the bullet into himself and then, being insenslole
he would not mnd-as he>now docs-bcing crushed
,,I wIetGleQ
Ihe anasthctic bullet has fine future before II